Barley Island Single White Friar Ale

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Pours gold/copper with a white head. Smells of sweet malt amd yeasty. Tastes of caramel and residual sugar with some grassy hints. Messy beer.

(12oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Small off-white head atop clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, molasses, caramel, light alcohol. Taste is sweet, molasses, caramel, some alcohol, light candi sugar. Sticky full body.

Overworked yeast, very phenolic with overripe fruits and pepper, far too much sweetness and crystal malt.

Pours a deep brown. Dark fruit, sweet malt, molasses, brown sugar , booze nose. Flavor is a rich malt, booze, vanilla, fig. Pretty viscous mouthfeel. Enjoyable beer.

Single White Friar 08 @Tampa Weekly Gathering-Thanks gillard-12oz bottle–pours a tan head and hazy dark copper color. Aroma is dark fruit-plum/raisin. Taste is dark fruit/chocolate-medium/dark malt, dark fruit-plum/raisin, and secondary earthy hops.

12oz wax dipped via trade with my main man mike, BBB63. Thanks dude. Didn’t realize it was a big beer like this till I looked at the 10% listed here, guess I’m starting the night of with a bang. Pours brownish black with a tan head. Nose is sweet and quite boozy with a kick in the nostrils. Taste is sweet and viscous and very fruity. Also pretty bold and boozy, pretty cool strong dark belgian.

Bottle courtesy of gillard. Pours a cola brown color with reddish highlights and thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, vinegar, caramel, brown sugar, and some hints of honey and spice. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, caramel, brown sugar, some hints of vinegar and spice. Generally medium body with a pleasing sweet malt finish.

Courtesy of Gillard. Pours clear amber with copper edges and thin tan head. The aroma is full and rich with roast, molasses, apples, raisins, a bit of prunes and a sense of vanilla. The taste has plenty of prunes, sugar stewed raisins and a bit of red apple flowing into roast and molasses. It ends with lingering roast and fading sweetness. It seems to come together nicely into the finish.